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FAITH: ‘He has changed my life time and time again’: Fairview’s Anna Strane discusses her relationship with God
FAIRVIEW, Ala. – Anna Strane is starting her junior year at Fairview this fall and, in this interview, she talked about the different ways God has impacted her life. “God means more to me than I could ever put into words. God has changed my life in ways I could have never imagined. He has changed my life time and time again. Even when I’m at my lowest, He has never failed to show me that He is right beside me through everything,” Strane said. “Here are my favorite Bible verses: ‘As Jesus and the disciples continued on their way to...
Expungement clinics to be held in Phenix City and Opelika
OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM)— Goodwill Industries of the Southern Rivers will host two expungement clinics in two different locations in August. The first clinic will be held at the Opelika Career Center on Aug. 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The center is located at 3740 Pepperell Parkway in Opelika.
'High School Huddle' Game of the Week: Clay-Chalkville takes down Hueytown 28-7
PINSON, Ala. — "High School Huddle" is back on WVTM13 and our first Game of the Week took us to the home of the 6A State Champions. The Clay-Chalkville Cougars, who are coming off a championship win over Saraland, hosted Hueytown, taking down the Golden Gophers 28-7 This is...
Dead zone off the Alabama coast larger than Rhode Island this year
Patric Garmeson, a charter fishing captain, remembers “hundreds if not thousands” of dead bull redfish washed up in Bon Secour Bay in the spring of 2022. “When you set up a fishing trip, and then you realize that you’re in a dead zone, it can affect morale,” said Garmeson of Ugly Fishing.
These are Alabama’s most pressing issues and what should be done, according to research expert
Since 1914, the Governmental Research Association (GRA) has been collaborating with legislators throughout the U.S. to collect data that impacts everyday policy decisions. Earlier this month, Ryan Hankins, the former executive director of Alabama GRA group PARCA (Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama), was selected as the new GRA Vice President.
Reader: ‘I wish people wouldn’t sneer…that I’m from Alabama’
This is an opinion column. I got a note recently. Unsigned. It came from someone tired of the Tubervillains – those who chase success by peddling ignorance and anger, who open their mouths to speak an ugliness that stains us all. Add Alabama’s Democratic leadership to that lot. Personal...
Late coal magnate’s son says he’s running Jefferson County mine linked to home explosion
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, independent news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. It is republished with permission. Sign up for their newsletter here. OAK GROVE — New ownership at an Alabama mine accused of causing a fatal home explosion earlier this year is raising old concerns for residents in […]
Florence police corral loose calf after 45-minute pursuit
FLORENCE, Ala. (WAFF) - Florence police spent Monday trying to wrangle a loose calf. The calf got loose from a sale barn in downtown Florence around 3 p.m. and spent the next 45 minutes running through downtown. It even ran through several backyards and police had to shut down traffic...
Get to know: Hewitt-Trussville cornerback, Michael Igbinoghene
A: My favorite thing about football is just the competitive aspect about it. And it's fun, and we go out there on Friday night lights and just the fans boosting me up and boosting up my confidence to go out there and play very hard. Q: What’s your favorite pregame...
ADVA names new director for new Enterprise state veterans home
The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs has named a new director for its newest State Veterans Home in Enterprise. Commissioner Kent Davis has appointed Samantha Wise to serve as the Director of the new Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins State Veterans Home. ADVA says Wise will be responsible for...
Mountain Brook plans welcome home celebration for shark attack survivor Lulu Gribbin
Mountain Brook is planning a welcome home celebration for shark attack survivor Lulu Gribbin on Saturday at 4 p.m., said city public information officer Janet Forbes. Well-wishers will be lining up, wearing purple, from Bromberg’s on Mountain Brook, along Montevallo Road, all the way down Church Street in the Crestline neighborhood.
Center Point woman accuses contractor of not finishing home repair job after being paid
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - After a fire at her home earlier this year, a Center Point woman is all out of options. She claims she paid a contractor more than $60,000 but has little completed work. They say beauty hurts, but Sharon Powe says she didn’t think that applied to...
‘He Told Me He Loved Me and I Said it Back…We Confessed Our Love to Each Other’
Met: September 2015 at their mutual friend Adeola Odutola’s housewarming in Gardendale. The men are frat brothers, and Katrina and Adeola were engineers at Alabama Power. “I thought I knew all of Adeola’s friends, but got to the party and there were like 30-40 people there and I noticed Katrina immediately,” David recalled. “And about an hour later Adeola asked me to change a song and I went to his phone to do it and Katrina asked me, ‘What are you about to change the song to?’, and now this beautiful woman was talking to me so we made small talk.
Residents sue to impeach mayor of small Alabama town: ‘A one-man wrecking crew’
Less than a week after fending off an arrest, the mayor of a small Alabama town is heading to court to fight an effort to kick him out of office. An impeachment lawsuit filed Monday afternoon accuses Wayman Newton, the mayor of Tarrant, of “willful neglect of duty, corruption in office, incompetency, and other offenses involving moral turpitude.”
A New Gathering Place: Houses, Condos and Townhomes Will Be the Next Chapter for the Shades Valley Presbyterian Church Property
By the end of August, the white church steeple that’s been on Montevallo Road as you enter Mountain Brook Village since 1953 will no longer be towering into the sky. The upcoming demolition of the Shades Valley Presbyterian Church’s Colonial-style brick building will bring the end of an era, but it’s also paving the way for a new one.
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